Labour policies threaten the future of general practice
This week, GP reveals that support for Labour among GPs is in freefall. This is not unexpected, but the extent of the swing away from the party towards the Tories shows just how unhappy GPs are with...
View ArticleFormer health secretaries return to haunt us
As the general election rushes ever closer and GPs desert Labour in droves, 2009 is already beginning to look like a year of comebacks for politicians from the past – particularly former health...
View ArticleAndy Burnham loves the NHS more than anyone else
When health secretary Andy Burnham is not twittering his love for the NHS or ignoring expert advice on Tamiflu, he busies himself running the DoH. But he’s taken a break to write an article for The...
View ArticleNo Dave, we can’t go on like this…
I had 10 days off over Christmas and read Ann Treneman’s excellent Annus Horribilis: The Worst Year In British Politics. Ann is a political sketch writer for The Times and her book is a collection...
View ArticleDo you want to work 8am-8pm seven days a week?
This week Labour and Conservative primary care policy split further with the news that the Tories are proposing GP appointments 8am – 8pm seven days a week. The Tories explain that GPs will be ‘free...
View ArticleWhat the NHS will be like in our new Con-Dem nation
Healthcare Republic reports on Wednesday that GP commissioning will be voluntary initially, according to a GP and member of the Conservative party clinical advisory committee. It’s an opinion in...
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